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Friday 30 August 2013
Intel to announce new Haswell processors in September
Intel is expected to announce a new lineup of Haswell processors on September 1. For desktops, the company will unveil 13 processors including the high-end Core i7-4771, mid-range...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Telecommunication continues to lead the way in western Europe, says GfK
The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of EUR44.3 billion (US$58.75 billion) in the second quarter of 2013. This corresponded to...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Inventec merger may trigger consolidation among notebook and handset ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook and handset ODMs are likely heading for a new wave of industry consolidation taking cues from the successful merger between notebook maker Inventec and its associated...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Taiwan market: Acer offers sub-NT$20,000 Haswell notebook
Acer has recently cut the price of a notebook featuring a Haswell-based Core i5 processor to below NT$20,000 (US$667) in Taiwan and is aiming to compete for the back-to-school demand...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Mitac to restructure into holding firm
Mitac International, a supplier of IT products and GPS navigation devices, has disclosed that it will be transformed into Mitac Investment Holding through a stock swap and then delisted...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Dell optimistic about Windows 8.1 for enterprise PCs
As Microsoft is ready to release Windows 8.1 on October 18, Jeff Clarke, Dell's vice chairman and president of Global Operations and End User Computing Solutions, has expressed his...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Taiwan market: Sony unveils MILC Alpha NEX-5T
Sony has unveiled Alpha NEX-5T, its first digital MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) equipped with NFC (near field communication) technology to wirelessly transfer photos...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Sony introduces new DSLR-style interchangeable lens camera
Sony has introduced its new A3000 interchangeable lens camera that features a large, high-resolution 20.1-megapixel Exmor APS-C HD CMOS sensor, an electronic viewfinder and the same...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Xbox One suppliers dismiss shipment drop claim
Some supply chain players have dismissed a recent report that claimed Microsoft has reduced its Xbox One shipment forecast for 2013 due to the poor yield rates of related component...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Ivy Bridge to stay in market for some more time
Despite the launch of Intel Haswell processors in June, channel retailers currently still focus on digesting their Ivy Bridge-based notebooks, delaying the platform transition, according...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Dell to stay in PC market, says CEO
In response to doubts that Dell may withdraw from the global PC market after privatization, company CEO Michael Dell, at the Dell Solutions Summit taking place in Beijing, China, stressed...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Samsung decreases orders for 10.1-inch tablet components, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics has reduced orders for components used in 10.1-inch tablets, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers, because 10.1-inch tablet sales have been far below expectations...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Sony leads in Ultra HD TV market in 1H13
Sony led rival brands to capture a 37.8% share of the global Ultra HD TV market in the first half of 2013, according to DisplaySearch. LG Electronics ranked second with a 14.2%, as...
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Sony introduces NEX-5T camera with Wi-Fi, NFC and fast hybrid AF
Sony has announced the release of its NEX-5T compact system camera that comes equipped with large-sensor image quality, speedy auto focus (AF) and NFC (near field communication) one-touch...
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Gigabyte expected to hit record motherboard shipments in 3Q13
Gigabyte Technology is expected to ship 5.2 million own-brand motherboards in the third quarter of 2013, historically its highest quarterly level and increasing about 8% on quarter,...